Usually means: Multiple harmonies occurring simultaneously, independently.
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  1. polyharmony: Merriam-Webster
  2. polyharmony: Wiktionary
  3. Polyharmony: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (polyharmony)

▸ noun:  (music) Music that is played in more than one key at once, creating an aesthetically pleasing harmonic sound.

Similar:
poly-harmony, harmony, polyvalence, homophony, harmonia, harmonicity, symphony, inharmonicity, enharmonicism, heterophony, more...

Opposite:
monophony, homophony, unison

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Similar:
poly-harmony, harmony, polyvalence, homophony, harmonia, harmonicity, symphony, inharmonicity, enharmonicism, heterophony, more...

Opposite:
monophony, homophony, unison



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